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Segmental Aplasia of the Right Uterine Horn in a Primiparous Holstein Cow  

Kim, Ill-Hwa (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Kang, Hyun-Gu (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Hur, Tai-Young (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Lee, Hae-Rim (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Mo, In-Pil (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.29, no.5, 2012 , pp. 427-430 More about this Journal
Abstract
An infertile, three-year-old primiparous cow was diagnosed preliminarily with pyometra by rectal palpation at 180 days postpartum. Ultrasonography showed that the cranial portion of the right uterine horn was distended with fluid, while the base portion of the horn was missing. A dense band of tissue connected the cranial portion of the uterine horn to the uterine body. However, the left uterine horn was normal. Gross postmortem analysis of the reproductive organs confirmed the ultrasonographic observations. Histopathological observations also showed that dark red-brown mucus filled the thin-walled right uterine horn, where neither caruncles nor uterine glands were observed. Finally, this primiparous Holstein cow was diagnosed with segmental aplasia of the right uterine horn.
Keywords
Holstein cow; ultrasonography; uterus; segmental aplasia;
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